철새

Korean

Etymology

From 철 (cheol, “season”) + 새 (sae, “bird”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɭs͈ɛ] ~ [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɭs͈e̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [철쌔/철쎄]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheolsae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheolsae
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏlssae
Yale Romanization?chelqsay

Noun

철새 • (cheolsae)

  1. migratory bird, bird of passage

Antonyms
  • 텃새 (teotsae)
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